Fred W. Rankin, M.D. Scrapbooks, 1930-1954

Author

Machine-readable finding aid prepared by Linda Cantara Abbott

Title

Fred W. Rankin, M.D. Scrapbooks

Date

1930-1954

Repository

Univeristy of Kentucky Special Collections

Arrangement

As possible, items in each scrapbook have been documented in the order in which they
occur. In instances where more than one item appears on a scrapbook page,
numeric-alpha characters (e.g., 1a, 1b, 1c, etc.) have been assigned to maintain the
original organization of the materials.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Preferred Citation Note

FWR-SB : [identificaton of item], Fred W. Rankin, M.D. Scrapbooks, 1930-1954.
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, and Special Collections, University of
Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.

Extent

Cubit feet ?

7 boxes

Abstract

This collection comprises six scrapbooks (plus one box of
miscellaneous items) of letters, newsclippings, and photographs documenting major
milestones in the career of Lexinngton, Kentucky surgeon Fred W. Rankin,
M.D.

Biography/History

Scope and Content

This collection comprises six scrapbooks of letters, telegrams, newsclippings, and
photographs documenting major milestones in the career of Lexington surgeon Fred W.
Rankin, M.D. The collection is arranged by scrapbook. Materials are arranged as
found in the scrapbooks, as possible. Loose items are provided as a separate
subgroup, following an item-level inventory of the scrapbook contents.

Subjects

Rankin, Fred W. (Fred Wharton), 1886-

Correspondence –– Rankin, Fred W. (Fred Wharton),
1886-

American Medical Association

Military Medicine –– History –– United
States

American Surgical Association

American College of Surgeons

User Restrictions

Property rights reside with the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine,
University of Kentucky. Literary rights are retained by the heirs of the creator.
For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact the Chair of the
Department of Surgery.

Collection Inventory

Collection

Scrapbook: F.W.R –– General, 1930 to 1951

[Box: 1]

Scope and Content Note:

This scrapbook includes miscellaneous items grouped together by the
scrapbook's creator because they do not share a common topic or
event.

"Remarks [about] and introduction [of Dr. Rankin] by Roger I
Lee, M.D., Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the A.M.A. [American
Medical Association], in presenting the distinguished service medal
to the A. M. A.", Undated

Letter from Mary Breckinridge to Fred W. Rankin, Undated

Description by Dr. Rankin of a "Candid Photo" of "the
patient's kidney, taken at high noon on Jan 2, 1938." The "patient"
or recipient of this seemingly tongue-in-cheek description is Mrs.
C. K. McDowell., Undated

Letter from C. (Charley) A. Vance, M.D., Chairman of the
Council of the Kentucky State Medical Association, Lexington,
Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., Lexington, Kentucky,
congratulating him on his election as President of the Southern
Surgical Association., December 23, 1936

Program for memorial service of George W. Crile, M.D
(1864-1943), held at the Amasa Stone Mather Chapel, Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, Ohio., January 24, 1943

Note from A. D. Ruedemann, M.D., Department of Ophthalmology
Cleveland, Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
thanking him for the talk he gave at the memorial service for George
W. Crile, M.D., January 25, 1943

Note from Arthur M. Shipley, M.D., University Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., Office of the Surgeon
General, United States Army, Washington, District of
Columbia., January 29, 1943

Note from William E. Lower, M.D., Cleveland, Ohio, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., Chief Surgical Consultant, United States Army,
Washington, District of Columbia, thanking Dr. Rankin for the
address he delivered at the memorial service of George W. Crile,
M.D., January 25, 1943

Note from Mildred P. Dielaff, Cleveland, Ohio, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., Washington, District of Columbia, complimenting him on
the address he delivered at the memorial service of George W. Crile,
M.D., January 26, 1943

Note from Bob [?] to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., thanking him for
the address he delivered at the memorial service of George W. Crile,
M.D., January 30, [1943]

Note from John Alexander, M.D., Ann Arbor, Michigan, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., complimenting him on the address he delivered at
the memorial service for George W. Crile, M.D., which was published
in the Cleveland Clinic
Quarterly., May 5, 1943

Letter from Colonel Lloyd (Larry) Lehrbas, General
Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D. Not
included are the snapshot and clipping which apparently accompanied
the letter which the writer "thought might be interesting for
[Rankin's] scrapbook.", September 17, 1943

V-Mail [Victory Mail] from Lt-Col. H. C. Lodge, Jr. 6th Army
Group, New York, New York, to Brigadier General Fred W. Rankin,
Office of the Surgeon General, War Department, Washington, District
of Columbia., April 25, 1945

Letter from Verne Carlton Hunt to Fred W. Rankin, M.D
congratulating him on his election as President-elect of the
American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from Arthur M. Shipley, University Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President[-elect] of the American Medical
Association., June 11, 1941

Letter from Lawrence Kolb, Assistant Surgeon General
Division of Mental Hygiene, Federal Security Agency, United States
Public Health Service, Washington, District of Columbia, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from Mary Breckinridge, Director, Frontier Nursing
Service, Wendover, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating
him on his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 13, 1941

Letter from Gilbert J. Thomas, M.D., Nicollect Clinic
Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him
on his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 13, 1941

News clipping. Source Unknown. Photograph of Mrs. William
Schaefer and daughter, Evelyn, of Barnesboro, Pennsylvania; Frank
Lahey, President of the American Medical Association, and Mrs. Frank
Lahey, of Boston; and Fred W. Rankin, President-Elect of the
American Medical Association, of Lexington, Kentucky., July 1941

Letter from Charles C. Green, M.D., Houston, Texas, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Note from [Lee Naughman], Richmond, Virginia, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association, and sending an update on his
health., June 17, 1941

Letter from J. Stewart Rodman, M.D., Secretary and Treasurer
American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 6, 1941

Western Union telegram from Virgil Kinnard, Lancaster
Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 7, 1941

Letter from (Mrs. George A.) Jessie P. Herndon, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association, as well as on his faculty
appointment at the University of Louisville. She informs him that
her husband, Dr. Herndon, "has been incapacitated for more than a
year and a half" but that he would be pleased if Dr. Rankin could
stop by to see him when in Louisville., June 7, 1941

Western Union telegram From Ben Souster, M.D., St. Paul
Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 7, 1941

Letter from William (Mac) Carpenter MacCarty, Sr., M.D., Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 7, 1941

Letter from John B. Hartzell, M.D., Detroit, Michigan, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association, and askng "for
an autographed photograph of yourself.", June 7, 1941

Letter from M. Clinton Foshee, M.D., Grand Rapids, Michigan
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
Presdient-Elect of the American Medical Association, and asking for
information about purchasing "some fine five-gaited saddle horses,
or mares" in Lexington, Kentucky., June 17, 1941

Note from Edmund R. Brush, M.D., Zanesville, Ohio, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 8, 1941

Letter from Norman T. Kirk, Walter Reed General Hospital
Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 6, 1941

Note from J. M. Mason, M.D., Birmingham, Alabama, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from Fredrick (Fred) A. Willius, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 7, 1941

Letter from C. W. Mussett, Procter & Gamble Distributing
Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating
him on his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 6, 1941

Note from Edward J. Murray, M.D., Julius Marks Sanatorium
Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his elecction as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 7, 1941

Note from C. C. Howard, M.D., Glasgow, Kentucky, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 6, 1941

Letter from Jesse E. Adams, Director, Summer Session
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., [1941]

Letter from A. Stephens (Steve) Graham, M.D., Stuart Circle
Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 6, 1941

Western Union telegram from Bill Henderson ("a very grateful
patient"), Louisville, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 5, 1941

Letter from May C. (Mrs. John Lewis) Underwood, Birmingham
Alabama, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election
as President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 14, [1941]

Letter from Thomas (Tom) G. Orr, M.D., Department of Surgery
School of Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 6, 1941

Letter from Charles (Charlie) M. Edelen, Louisville
Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from S. William Harrington, M.D., Rochester
Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratuating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical Association and
on his appointment as Clinical Professor of Surgery at the
University of Louisville School of Medicine., June 7, 1941

Letter from Sister Mary William, St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from C. P. Loranz, Secretary-Manager, Southern Medical
Association, Birmingham, Alabama, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from J. B. Lukins, Councilor, Kentucky State Medical
Association, Louisville, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Western Union telegram from W. C. Dixon, Nashville
Tennessee, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from Albert G. Love, Brigadier General, Medical
Department, United States Army, War Department, Office of the
Surgeon General, Washington, District of Columbia, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Western Union telegram from Henry W. Cave, M.D., New York
New York, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 10, 1941

Western Union telegram from Leo and Celia Butler, Brookville
Maryland, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 10, 1941

Letter from George [W. Headley III], La Belle Farm
Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 10, 1941

Letter from Gershom J. Thompson, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 19, 1941

Letter from Ryland W. Greene, Haverford Pennsylvania, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 10, 1941

Letter from J. M. H. Rowland, The Baltimore Life Insurance
Company, Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 7, 1941

Letter from A. M. (Moco) Edwards, Jr., Pineville, Kentucky
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 6, 1941

Letter from O. T. Koppius, Department of Physics, College of
Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 7, 1941

Letter from Carl R. Steinke, M.D., Akron, Ohio, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association and informing him of the recent
death of Dr. Arthur Stall., June 6, 1941

Letter from J. Garland Sherrill, Louisville, Kentucky, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 6, 1941

Letter from Donald (Don) Guthrie, M.D., Guthrie Clinic
Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 7, 1941

Western Union telegram from Glen Spurling, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 7, 1941

Western Union telegram from Sister M. Domitilla and Sisters
Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 7, 1941

Western Union telegram from mother-in-law, Edith Graham Mayo
Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin,, M.D., congratulating him
on his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 7, 1941

Western Union telegram From Barbara and John W. Price
Louisville, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 7, 1941

Letter from W. J. Tucker, M.D., Ashland, Wisconsin, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 10, 1941

Letter from R. Arnold Griswold, M.D., Louisville City
Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from Paul A. O'Leary, M.D., Section on Dermatology and
Syphilology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 11, 1941

Letter from R. S. Stewart, Attorney, Lancaster, South
Carolina, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 11, 1941

Letter from Harry J. Harwick, Secretary and Treasurer, Mayo
Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from Oliver C. Melson, M.D., Little Rock, Arkansas, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 11, 1941

Letter from Melvin S. Henderson, M.D., Section of Orthopaedic
Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from J. P. Wall, M.D., Jackson, Mississippi, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 11, 1941

Letter from Urban Maes, M.D., Department of Surgey, School of
Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from Frederick A. Coller, M.D., Ann Arbor, Michigan
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 11, 1941

Letter from Glenn I. Jones, M.D., Chief Surgeon, Southern
Railway System, Washington, District of Columbia, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association and thanking him for his "contribution
to the success of our Surgeons' Association at
Louisville.", June 11, 1941

Letter from Frederick Christopher, M.D., Surgeon-in-Chief
Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 7, 1941

Letter from Charles A. Bundsen, M.D., Medical Director, The
Swedish National Sanatorium, Englewood (Denver), Colorado, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 10, 1941

Letter from Edmund Horgan, M.D., Washington, District of
Columbia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from Hugh J. Morgan, M.D., School of Medicine
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 19, 1941

Letter from E. H. (Ned) Weld, M.D., President-Elect, Illinois
State Medical Society, Rockford, Illinois, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 6, 1941

Letter from Willard C. Rappleye, M.D., Commissioner
Department of Hospitals, City of New York, Manhattan, New York, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 10, 1941

Letter from Raymond Lyman Wilbur, M.D., President, Stanford
University, Palo Alto, California, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 6, 1941

Letter from Henry W. Woltman, M.D., Section on Neurology
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 11, 1941

Letter from Porter Paisley Vinson, M.D., Medical College of
Virginia Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 11, 1941

Inter-departmental memo, from Daniel Rochford to Mr. H. S
Richardson. Subject: Davidson man [Fred W. Rankin] to be President
of American Medical Association., June 6, 1941

Letter from Gunnar Gundersen, M.D., Gundersen Clinic, La
Crosse, Wisconsin, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 10, 1941

Letter from Robert (Bob) Whitfield Miles, D.D., Minister
First Presbyterian Church, Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 12, 1941

Letter from C. Frank Buck [?], Animal Industry Group, College
of Agriculture and Agricultural Experiment Station, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 6, 1941

Note from Charles W. Maxson, M.D., Medical and Chirurgical
Faculty of the State of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 12, 1941

Letter from John P. Bowler, M.D., Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, New Hampshire, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him
on his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 10, 1941

Letter from Charles W. Hibbitt, M.D., Louisville, Kentucky
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 12, 1941

Letter from Louree Pottinger, President, Kentucky League of
Nursing Education, Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his elecction as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 11, 1941

Letter from Harold P. McDonald, M.D., Atlanta, Georgia, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 12, 1941

Letter from J. K. Hall, M.D., President, American Psychiatric
Association, Westbrook Sanatorium, Richmond, Virginia, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from Horace R. Lyons, M.D., Chicago, Illinois, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 14, 1941

Letter from James R. Bloss, M.D., Trustee, American Medical
Association, Chicago, Illinois, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 13, 1941

Letter from Howard F. Dugan, Vice President, Hotels Statler
Company, Inc., New York, New York, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 10, 1941

Letter from Thomas (Tom) M. Joyce, M.D., Portland, Oregon, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from R. A. Kent, President, University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 10, 1941

Letter from W. E. Gardner, M.D., Louisville, Kentucky, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 7, 1941

Letter from Alfred Blalock, M.D., Department of Surgery
School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 11, 1941

Letter from C. C. (Charles) Higgins, M.D., Department of
Urology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 9, 1941

Letter from Patti R. Hart (Mrs. John T. Hart), Columbia
Tennessee, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 14, 1941

Western Union telegram from Martha and Oscar Johnston, Scott
Mississippi, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 15, 1941

Letter from John (Jack) T. O'Mara, M.D., Baltimore, Maryland
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 15, 1941

Letter from Ruth Lee Briscoe, Librarian, The Library, School
of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 16, 1941

Letter from Norman W. Crisp, M.D., Nashua, New Hampshire, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 12, 1941

Letter from Alton [Ochsner], Department of Surgery, School of
Medicine, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, Louisiana, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 16, 1941

Letter from William B. Peck, M.D., Managing Director
Inter-state Post Graduate Medical Association of North America,
Freeport, Illinois, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 16, 1941

Letter from Henry H. Hill, Office of the Superintendent of
Instruction, Board of Education, St. Louis, Missouri, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 16, 1941

Letter from James (Jimmie) E. Paullin, M.D., Atlanta
Georgia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election
as President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 16, 1941

Letter from W. H. (Bill) Owen, Veterans' Facility, St. Cloud
Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 16, 1941

Letter from Hamilton W. McKay, M.D., Charlotte, North
Carolina, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 18, 1941

Letter from Ethan Flagg Butler, M.D., Biggs Memorial
Hospital, Ithaca, New York, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating
him on his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 16, 1941

Letter from Oscar Gottfried, Secretary, Association of
Private Hospitals, Inc., New York, New York, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 16, 1941

Letter from W. C. (Bill) Carroll, M.D., The Saint Paul
Clinic, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating
him on his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 17, 1941

Letter from Daniel (Dan) C. Elkin, M.D., Atlanta, Georgia, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 21, 1941

Letter from Henry (Hank) E. Dahleen, M.D., Superintendent and
Medical Director, County of Santa Clara Hospital, San Jose,
California, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 17, 1941

Letter from Roscoe D. McMillan, M.D., Medical Society of the
State of North Carolina, Red Springs, North Carolina, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 16, 1941

Letter from Emmett B. Frazer ("alias Deacon"), M.D. F.A.C.S
President, Mobile County Medical Society, Mobile, Alabama, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 18, 1941

Letter from C. W. Roberts, M.D., Council on Industrial
Health, American Medical Association, Atlanta, Georgia, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 18, 1941

Letter from W. Houston (Pete) Toulson, M.D., Baltimore
Maryland, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 16, 1941

Letter from J. H. J. Upham, M.D., Dean, College of Medicine
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 18, 1941

Letter from Albert McCown, M.D., Assistant Medical Director
American Red Cross, National Headquarters, Washington, District of
Columbia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 15, 1941

Letter from R. L. Hane, M.D., and William C. Wright, M.D
Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 21, 1941

Letter from George A. Dowling, M.D., Department of Medicine
Mason Clinic, Seattle, Washington, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 18, 1941

Letter from Edward N. Roberts, M.D., F.A.C.S., Pocatello
Idaho, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election
as President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 15, 1941

Letter from M. A. (Jack) White, Agency Manager, Jefferson
Standard Life Insurance Company, Greensboro, North Carolina, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 18, 1941

Letter from L. Richardson, Chairman of the Board, Vick
Chemical Company, Greensboro, North Carolina, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 13, 1941

Letter from G. V. Brindley, M.D., Department of Surgery
Scott and White Clinic, Temple, Texas, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 19, 1941

Note from Samuel (Sam) Amberg, M.D., Section on Pediatrics
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 17, 1941

Note from William Arnold Hanger, New York, New York, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 20, 1941

Note from Walter E. Dandy, M.D., Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 17, 1941

Letter from William (Bill) R. Meeker, M.D., Mobile, Alabama
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 17, 1941

Letter from W. S. Leathers, Office of the Dean, School of
Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association., June 20, 1941

Letter from E. (Ed) W. Rucher, Jr., M.D., Birmingham
Alabama, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election
as President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 17, 1941

Letter from Robert Hobday, Vice-president, Ridpath Historical
Society, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating
him on his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 21, 1941

Letter from Frank B. Settle, M.D., F.A.C.S., Long Beach
California, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 17, 1941

Letter from Donald C. Collins, Major, Medical Corps, Chief of
Surgical Service, Station Hospital, Ft. MacArthur, San Pedro
California, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 21, 1941

Letter from William C. (Cal) Chaney, M.D., Memphis
Tennesssee, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 23, 1941

Letter from Paul Morton, Member of the American Society of
Civil Engineers (M. Am. Soc. C.E.), Washington, District of
Columbia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 23, 1941

Letter from Robert (Bob) D. Mussey, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., June 21, 1941

Letter from Clark W. Finnerud, M.D., Chicago, Illinois, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 18, 1941

Letter from Harold S. Diehl, Dean of the Medical Sciences
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 27, 1941

Letter from Albert O. Singleton, M.D., Galveston, Texas, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 28, 1941

Letter from Max Thorek, M.D., Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the International College of
Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association, and requesting that Dr. Rankin write
the foreword for the next edition of his book, Surgical Errors and Safeguards., June 29, 1941

Letter from Edgar L. Gilcreest, San Francisco, California, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 21, 1941

Letter from Donnell B. Cobb, M.D., President-Elect, Medical
Society of the State of North Carolina, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., July 2, 1941

Letter from Henry J. Walton, M.D., Baltimore, Maryland, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., July 1, 1947

Letter from Thomas Cooper, Dean and Director, College of
Agriculture and Agricultural Experiment Station, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., July 5, 1941

Letter from John and Letitia Gardner, Shangri-la, Bowman's
Mill Road, Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., June 29, 1941

Letter from Virgil Chapman, Congressman, 6th District of
Kentucky, House of Representatives, Congress of the United States,
Washington, District of Columbia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., July 7, 1941

Letter from [Sox?], Tracadie Camp, Cascapedia Club, Grand
Cascapedia, Quebec, Canada, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating
him on his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., July 7, 1941

Letter from Charles B. Sweatt, Locust Hills Farm, Wayzata
Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical Association, and
seeking his assistance in finding a horse, "a good hunter
prospect.", July 8, 19491

Letter from Herman L. Donovan, President, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., July 7, 1941

Note from David Silberman, M.D., Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., June 18, 1941

Note from Willard H. Parsons, M.D., Vicksburg Clinic
Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him
on his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., July 22, 1941

Note from Ed Wilder, Secretary, Lexington Board of Commerce
Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., July 11, 1941

Letter from W. A. Hanson, M.D., Minneapolis, Minnesota, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., July 22, 1941

Letter from H. Z. Giffin, M.D., Minnesota State Medical
Association, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association, and inviting him to present a paper
and an address at the 1942 Minnesota State Medical Association
annual meeting., July 7, 1941

Note from Benjamin Franklin Eager, M.D., San Diego
California, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., July 29, 1941

Letter from Frank S. Schoonover, Jr., M.D. F.A.C.S, Fort
Worth, Texas, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., July 24, 1941

Letter from Robert B. Hill, Colonel, Medical Corps, United
States Army, Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colorado, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., August 7, 1941

Page 2 of a letter from P. (Phil) S. Hench, M.D., [Rochester
Minnesota], to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical
Association., August 16, 1941

Letter from May Owen, M.D., Fort Worth, Texas, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President-Elect
of the American Medical Association, and inviting him to breakfast
when he serves as guest speaker for a one-day Clinic Meeting in Fort
Worth in October., August 21, 1941

Letter from D. C. Patterson, M.D., Bridgeport, Connecticut
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association., August 25, 1941

Letter from Margaret Johnston (Mrs. W. P.), Mooresville
North Carolina, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President-Elect of the American Medical Association, and
bringing him up to date on family news., Undated

Note from Florence Lawless to Fred W. Rankin, M.D
congratulating him on his election as President-Elect of the
American Medical Association., Undated

Letter from Clara Neville McCarthy (Mrs. J. C.), Belleville
Ontario, Canada, to Edith Rankin, sending congratulations to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D. on his election as President-Elect of the American
Medical Association, and updating Edith on events in her life since
the Mayo Clinic days., Undated

Letter from Bob [??], Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, to
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President-Elect of the American Medical Association, and talking
about baseball., Undated

Letter from Diddie [??], Alexandria, Virginia, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of
Brigadier General., December 14, 1942

Letter from Albert G. Love, Colonel, United States Army
Retired, War Department, Office of the Surgeon General, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of
Brigadier General., December 14, 1942

Letter from J. E. Bastion, Colonel, Medical Corps
Headquarters Sixth Service Command, Medical Branch, Chicago,
Illinois, to to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
promotion to the rank of Brigadier General., December 12, 1942

Letter from C. G. (Bill) Toland, M.D., Los Angeles
California, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
promotion to the rank of Brigadier General and extending Christmas
wishes., December 15, 1942

Western Union telegram from [??] Beach, Ft. Sam Houston
Texas, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion
to the rank of Brigadier General., December 16, 1942

Letter from Frank H. Lahey, M.D., Boston, Massachusetts, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the
rank of Brigadier General and extending Christmas
wishes., December 16, 1942

Letter from Guy A. Huguelet, Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of
Brigadier General., December 16, 1942

Letter from G. Davis (Buck) Buckner, Agricultural Experiment
Station, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, University of
Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
promotion to the rank of Brigadier General, sending birthday
greetings, and extending Christmas wishes., December 16, 1942

Letter from Curtis L. Willmott, Lewis School of Aeronautics
Lockport, Illinois, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his promotion to the rank of Brigadier General., December 17, 1942

Letter from W. L. Sheep, Brigadier General, Medical
Department, United States Army, Headquarters Lawson General
Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating
him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier General., December 17, 1942

Letter from William R. Arnold, Chief of Chaplains, War
Department, Washington, District of Columbia, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier
General., December 18, 1942

Letter from Walles O. Bullock, Lexington Clinic, Lexington
Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
promotion to the rank of Brigadier General. Includes "Memorandum –
Abraham Lincoln said he could make a Brigadier in five minutes but a
good horse costs $150.00.", December 18, 1942

Letter from Harold W. Jones, Colonel, United States Army, The
Librarian, War Department, Army Medical Library, Washington,
District of Columbia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his promotion to the rank of Brigadier General., December 18, 1942

Letter from Phil Hench, Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps
Station Hospital, Camp Carson, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier
General., December 21, 1942

Letter from B. R. (Kirk) Kirklin, M.D., Rochester, Minnesota
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the
rank of Brigadier General., December 21, 1942

Letter from S. M. Marietta, Walter Reed General Hospital
Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of
Brigadier General., December 21, 1942

Note from Robert U. Patterson, Major General, United States
Army, Retired, Office of the Dean, School of Medicine, University of
Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier
General., December 21, 1942

Letter from Harold C. Lueth, Major, Medical Corps, Liaison
Officer, United States Army, War Department and American Medical
Association, Chicago, Illinois, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier
General., December 23, 1942

Letter from Allen O. Whipple, M.C., American Board of
Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier
General., December 23, 1942

Letter from Steve [??], Richmond, Virginia, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of
Brigadier General, letting him know he hopes to see him soon in
Washington, relating that he and Dr. Michaux "are being sued for
$100,000," and that "Dr. Michaux has been confined to bed for a
month following what appeared to be a mild coronary
attack.", December 26, 1942

Letter from Larry B. McAfee, Office of the Surgeon General
Washington, District of Columbia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier General
and thanking him for the Kentucky ham., December 25, 1942

Letter from R. W. Bliss, Colonel, Medical Corps
Headquarters, Eatern Defense Command and First Army, Office of the
Surgeon, Governors Island, New York, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier
General, thanking him for the Kentucky ham, and wishing him a happy
new year., December 29, 1942

Western Union telegram from Coleman Johnston, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of
Brigadier General and wishing him a happy new year., January 8, 1943

Letter from Donald C. Balfour, M.D., Rochester, Minnesota, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the
rank of Brigadier General and wishing him a happy new
year., January 8, 1943

Letter from Gilbert J. Thomas, M.D., Secretary, American
Board of Urology, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier General
and wishing him a Happy New Year., January 9, 1943

Letter From Lawrence (Larry) C. Salter, Associate Director
Press Relations, The Journal of the American
Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of
Brigadier General., January 13, 1943

Letter from Charles M. Furtherer, First Lieutenant, Medical
Corps, Rome Air Depot, Rome, New York (of Rochester, New York), to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the
rank of Brigadier General., January 19, 1943

Letter from Jolin S. Camp, United States Naval Hospital
Corona, California, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his promotion to the rank of Brigadier General., January 21, 1943

Letter from Waltman Walters, Captain, Medical Corps, United
States Naval Reserve, United States Naval Hospital, Corona,
California, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
promotion to the rank of Brigadier General., January 21, 1943

Western Union telegram from Loyal Davis to Fred W. Rankin
M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier
General., February 7, 1943

Letter from Erwin R. Schmidt, M.D., Surgical Division, State
of Wisconsin General Hospital, University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Wisconsin, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
promotion to the rank of Brigadier General., February 13, 1943

Letter from James (Jim) M. Hayes, M.D., Minneapolis
Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
promotion to the rank of Brigadier General., March 2, 1943

Letter from Eben J. Carey, M.D., Dean, Marquette University
School of Medicine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier
General., March 2, 1943

Letter from Roland S. Clinton, M.D., Gastonia, North
Carolina, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
promotion to the rank of Brigadier General., July 15, 1943

Letter from Glen [??], Walter Reed General Hospital, Army
Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier
General., Undated

Letter from Ed Allen, Office of the Surgeon, Headquarters
Seventh Corps Area, Omaha, Nebraska, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier
General., Undated

Letter from Evarts A. Graham, Department of Surgery
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his promotion to the rank of Brigadier
General. Also inquires why someone named Blades has not been
promoted. A written postscript states, "Blades got his promotion
today 12/30/42.", December 28, 1942

Western Union telegram from Helen [??], Quebec City, Quebec
Canada, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election
as President of the American Surgical Association., May 29, 1948

Western Union telegram from Elkins, Keyes, Harrington
Carter, Koch, Womack, Christopher Dixon, and David Balfour, Quebec
City, Quebec, Canada, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President of the American Surgical
Association., May 29, 1948

Western Union telegram from Henry Cave, New York, New York
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President of the American Surgical Association., May 30, 1948

Letter from Nick ??, Chateau Frontenac, Canadian Pacific
Hotels, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
Surgical Association., May 30, 1948

Letter from Edith [??], Chateau Frontenac, Canadian Pacific
Hotels, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
Surgical Association., Undated

Letter from Loyal Davis, Chicago, Illinois, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American Surgical Association., May 31, 1948

Letter from Alfred W. Adson, M.D., Section on Neurological
Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
Surgical Association., May 31, 1948

Letter from Warfield M. Firor, M.D., Secretary, American
Surgical Association, Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
officially notifying him that on May 29,
1948 he was elected President of the American Surgical
Association for the "ensuing year.", June 1, 1948

Letter from Ralph F. Bowers, M.D., Veterans Administration
Medical Teaching Group, Kennedy Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President of the American Surgical Association., June 2, 1948

Letter from J. Stewart Rodman, M.D., Secretary and Treasurer
American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American Surgical Association., June 2, 1948

Letter from Fordyce B. (Johnny) St. John, M.D., Chairman
American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American Surgical Association., June 2, 1948

Letter from George G. Finney, M.D., Baltimore, Maryland, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President of the American Surgical Association., June 3, 1948

Letter from Willard H. Parsons, M.D., Vicksburg Clinic
Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him
on his election as President of the American Surgical
Association., June 4, 1948

Letter from S. (Stuart) Wm. Harrington, M.D., Rochester
Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., contratulating him on his
election as President of the American Surgical
Association., June 7, 1948

Letter from Daniel C. Elkin, M.D., Whitehead Professor of
Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University, Georgia, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of
the American Surgical Association., June 7, 1948

Letter from Alton Oschner, M.D., Department of Surgery
School of Medicine, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans,
Louisiana, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President of the American Surgical
Association., June 7, 1948

Letter from Norman Kirk, Montauk, Long Island, New York, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President of the American Surgical Association and discussing a
couple of patients., June 8, 1948

Letter from Nathan A. Womack, M.D., Department of Surgery
University Hospitals, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President of the American Surgical Association., June 10, 1948

Letter from Claude F. (Dick) Dixon, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President of the American Surgical
Association., June 10, 1948

Note from Herman L. Kretschmer, M.D., Chicago, Illinois, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President of the American Surgical Association., June 25, 1948

Letter from Leland S. McKitrick, M.D., Boston, Masachusetts
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President of the American Surgical Association, and sending him an
Association-related bill for over $40,00 which "must be okayed by
the President and the Secretary.", June 26, 1948

Letter from Warren Wright, Calumet Farm, Lexington, Kentucky
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President of the American Surgical Association., June 18, 1948

Letter from Evarts A. Graham, Department of Surgery, Barnes
Hospital, School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis,
Missouri, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President of the American Surgical
Association., July 9, 1948

Letter from T. E. (Tommy) Jones, M.D., Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President of the American Surgical
Association., July 20, 1948

Letter from R. Gordon Holcombe, M.D., General Surgery
Medical and Surgical Clinic, Lake Charles, Louisiana, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American Surgical Association., September 30, 1948

Letter from John B. Hartzell, M.D., Detroit, Michigan, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President of the American Surgical Association., Undated

Letter from Hugh H. Trout, Sr., M.D., Surgical Department
Jefferson Hospital, Roanoke, Virginia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
Surgical Association., October 12, 1948

Loose item. Western Union telegram from W. Allen on behalf of
Henry Cave and Jimmie Allen, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American Surgical Association., May 29, 1948

Loose item. Western Union telegram from J. M. Mason, Quebec
City, Quebec, Canada, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President of the American Surgical
Association., May 29, 1948

Loose item. Letter from J. D. Martin, Jr., M.D., Emory
University Hospital, Emory University, Georgia, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American Surgical Association., June 1, 1948

Loose item. Letter from Champ Lyons, M.D., Department of
Surgery, School of Medicine, Tulane University of Louisiana, New
Orleans, Louisiana, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President of the American Surgical
Association., June 1, 1948

Loose item. Western Union telegram from Al [??], Washington
District of Columbia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President of the American Surgical
Association., June 5, 1948

Loose item. Western Union telegram form Jack Lansill
Washington, District of Columbia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
Surgical Association., June 5, 1948

Loose item. Letter from Jean Colles Allen, to Fred W. Rankin
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American Surgical Association., July 10, 1948

Note from Alfred Blalock, M.D., Surgeon-in-Chief, Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
Surgical Association., Undated

Western Union telegram from Sister Margaret Teresa and
Sisters, St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 9, 1953

Western Union telegram from The House Staff, St. Joseph
Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 9, 1953

Western Union telegram from Jerry Don to Fred W. Rankin
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 13, 1953

Letter from Mary Breckinridge, Frontier Nursing Service
Wendover Above Hyden, Leslie County, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS)., September 22, 1953

News clipping. Associated Press Wirephoto. "GREETS INCOMING
PRESIDENT OF SURGEONS' GROUP." "Dr. Harold L. Foss...outgoing
president of the American College of Surgeons, congratulated Dr.
Fred W. Rankin...who was installed as his successor last night at
Chicago." Lexington, Kentucky., October 10, 1953

Convocation Program, American College of Surgeons, The
Medinah Temple, 600 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago,
Illinois., October 9, 1953

Letter from Nick [??], Madeira, Ohio, to Fred W. Rankin
M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS), and on the speech he delivered
at his installation., October 10, 1953

Note from Alamae Morris [?], Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 12, 1953

Letter from [??] Peterson Ross c/o Loyal Davis, M.D., to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., thanking the American College of Surgeons (ACS) for
making him an Honorary Fellow at the recent ACS meeting., October 10, 1953

Letter from W. E. Simms, Mansfield, Lexington, Kentucky, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., telling him about his most recent trip to the
hospital., October 14, 1953

Letter from Charles "Bo" Mayo Rankin, University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, to his parents, Edith and Fred W. Rankin,
acknowledgeing receipt of Edith's letter "with the account of Dad's
speech" at his inauguration as President of the American College of
Surgeons., October 15, 1953

Note from Margaret [??] to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., telling him
about "all the pictures & editorials & news of you" she has
received, and expressing how proud she is of him for his recent
election as President of the American College of
Surgeons., Undated

Letter from Don Wharton, New York, New York, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 10, 1953

Postcard from Charles (Charlie) B. Huggins, M.D., on vacation
in Ireland, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., letting him know that he is
famous in Ireland and that his [most recent] book is "on sale in the
windows of all the medical book shops.", Undated

Letter from Charles (Charlie) B. Huggins, M.D., Ben May
Laboratory for Cancer Research, University of Chicago, Chicago,
Illinois, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., thanking him for his recent
letter and gift, as well as for his recent visit., June 5, 1953

Letter from Charles (Charlie) Huggins, Ben May Laboratory for
Cancer Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his "masterly performance in
conducting the convocation" [at the ACS meeting], and updating him
on the "splendid" results of his recent blood test., October 12, 1953

Letter from Hubert A. Royster, M.D., Raleigh, North Carolina
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., thanking him for a recent letter and
catching him up on recent events in Raleigh., June 3, 1953

Note from C. W. Sulier, Sulier's Insurance Service
Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., stating, "I WAS
DELIGHTED TO SEE...AND READ ABOUT YOU!" and including a news
clipping about Dr. Rankin's inauguration as President of the
American College of Surgeons., Undated

Note from R. K. Gilchrist to Fred W. Rankin, M.D
congratulating him on his presidential address to the American
College of Surgeons (ACS)., Undated

Letter from Alice Schulte, Covington, Kentucky to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS), updating him on the status of
her son, and enclosing a news clipping about Dr. Rankin from the
Covington Times-Star., October 28, 1953

Letter from Mr. John Hertz, Stoner Creek Stud, Paris
Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS)., October 12, 1953

Western Union telegram from Harry C. Powelson, M.D
Zanesville, Ohio, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS)., October 14, 1953

Letter from Guy A. Huguelet, Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 9, 1953

Letter from William (Bill) H. Sprunt, M.D., Bowman Gray
School of Medicine of Wake Forest College, Winston-Salem, North
Carolina,to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., extending apologies for not being
in Chicago for his inauguration as President of the College of
Surgeons., October 23, 1953

Western Union telegram from Brenda Kelly, New York, New York
to Fred Rankin, M.D., Lexington, Kentucky, contratulating him on his
election as President of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS)., October 14, 1953

Letter from Joan Crowther, from the American College of
Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, to Fred Rankin, M.D., in which she has
forwarded a letter addressed to him from Australia., October 26, 1953

Letter from Hetty Finley, North Perth, Western Australia, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., c/o American College of Surgeon, commending
him on his excellent speech to the ACS and requesting that he send
her a copy of his inaugural address., October 12, 1953

Letter from Grace R. McTicely, [Mooresville, North
Carolina?], to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., letting him know she plans to
keep a copy of his ACS speech "in the library book of M'ville's
famous sons.", Undated

Letter from Phil [Harting] to Fred W. Rankin, M.D
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 12, [1953]

Letter from Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Maney, Defiance College
Defiance, Ohio, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS)., November 9, 1953

Letter from Arthur M. Shipley, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 14, 1953

Letter from J. Ralph Wood, Minister, Centenary Methodist
Church, Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating
him on his election as President of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS) and expressing his appreciation for the content of his
inaurgural address., October 13, 1953

Letter from Marie R. Hillenmeyer to Fred W. Rankin, M.D
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 14, 1953

Letter from Isidor Kahn, Law Offices: Kahn, Dees, Donovan
& Kahn, Evansville, Indiana, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 14, 1953

Photograph. Fred W. Rankin, M.D., new President of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS), and Harold Foss, M.D., outgoing
President of the ACS., [October 1953]

Letter from H. L. Donovan, President, University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS)., October 16, 1953

Note from Mrs. Frank (Sue M.) Fessey, [Nashville, Tennessee]
to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as
President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 12, [1953]

Letter from Donald (Don) Guthrie, M.D., Guthrie Clinic
Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., updating him on his medical condition and expressing his
happiness that Dr. Rankin is over his recent illness., June 9, 1953

Letter from John Hay Whitney, New York, New York, to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of the
American College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 14, 1953

Letter from John T. T. Hundley, M.D., Lynchburg, Virginia, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on "the honest, courageous,
forthright statement made by [him] in [his] address to the American
College of Surgeons recently.", October 15, 1953

Letter from Owen H. Wangensteen, M.D., The Medical School
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Fred W. Rankin,
M.D., congratulating him on his address to the American College of
Surgeons, and sending him "copies of the Proposal Relating to the
Research Scholarships of the American College of
Surgeons.", October 13, 1953

Letter from Howard A. Rusk, M.D., Hew York, New York, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of
the American College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 14, 1953

Letter from Ferris Smith, M.D., Grand Rapids, Michigan, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., complimenting him on his address at the recent
American College of Surgeons meeting and requesting a copy of the
address., October 19, 1953

Note from Isidore I. Hirschman, M.D., F.A.C.P., Huntington
West Virginia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS)., October 23, 1953

Note from Charles (Charley) A. Vance, M.D., Lexington
Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS)., October 10, 1953

Letter from R. (Bob) J. Wilkinson, Jr., Wilkinson Surgical
Clinic, Huntington, West Virginia, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 10, 1953

Western Union telegram from George A. Sehlinger, Louisville
Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) on
behalf of the Second Auxiliary Surgical Group., October 10, 1953

Letter from Nicholas Z. Kafoglis, "an aspiring medical
student," to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS)., October 12, [1953]

Letter from Rev. James W. Kennedy, Rector, Christ Church
Lexington, Kentucky, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on
his election as President of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS)., October 12, 1953

Letter from W. W. (Bud) Rankin, D.D.S., Raleigh, North
Carolina, brother of Fred W. Rankin, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D.,
congratulating him on his election as President of the American
College of Surgeons (ACS)., Undated

Letter from Rev. Daniel W. Allen, Executive Secretary
Diocese of East Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, to Fred W.
Rankin, M.D., sending newsclippings from the local paper concerning
Dr. Rankin's election as President of the American College of
Surgeons (ACS)., October 20, 1953

Letter from Mr. Stephen Corey (President Emeritus, College of
the Bible, Lexington, Kentucky) and Mrs. Corey, Santa Monica,
California, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his
election as President of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and
expressing happiness over Dr. Rankin's recovery from his recent
illness., October 11, 1953

Note from George Lisle, [New York, New York?], to Fred W
Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his promotion to Brigadier
General., January 4, 1943

More Doctors For Kentucky: A Report on
Medical Education by the Board of Trustees, University of
Kentucky. 16 pages. Stamp on back indicates owned by
William T. Rumage, Jr., M.D., Louisville, Kentucky., February 1952

Note from James P. Baker, M.D., Medical Director, Greenbrier
Clinic, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, to Fred and Edith
Rankin, accompanying notes written on the backs of eight menus from
a Greenbrier Clinic Medical Advisory Council event held on March 14,
1952., March 16, 1952

Letter from Robert (Bob) S. Sparkman, M.D., Dallas, Texas, to
Fred W. Rankin, M.D., telling him he was missed at the Southern
Surgical Association meeting and sending him get well
wishes., March 16, 1952

Letter from Sister Margaret Teresa and Sisters, Sisters of
Charity of Nazareth, St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, to
the Staff of St. Joseph Hospital, offering end-of-the-year greetings
and special recognition of Fred W. Rankin, M.D., January 6, 1953

Letter from Paul R. H., American College of Surgeons
Chicago, Illinois, to Fred W. Rankin, M.D., complimenting him on the
draft of the speech he will give as his inaugural address as
President of the American College of Surgeons., July 24, 1953

Letter from Herb Hillenmeyer, Louisville, Kentucky, to Fred
W. Rankin, M.D., congratulating him on his election as President of
the American College of Surgeons (ACS)., October 14, 1953

Letter from Aunt [Marie?], Mooresville, North Carolina, to
Fred and Edith Rankin, bringing them up to date on family business
and sharing some of the information she has researched about family
history., October 19, 1953